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COM. v. SAVAGE

529 Pa. 108 (1992)

602 A.2d 309

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Thornton SAVAGE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 17, 1992.

Reargument Denied May 13, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janis Smarro, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Gaele McLaughlin Barthold, Deputy Dist. Atty., Ronald Eisenberg, Chief, Appeals Div., Helen Kane, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and CAPPY, JJ.

OPINION

McDERMOTT, Justice.

An argument in a bar went out to the corner of 37th and Fairmount Avenue in Philadelphia. Outside the appellant pulled a gun and shot one Lamont Pollar in the back during a chase around a parked car. Lamont Pollar died. The appellant was brought to trial, pled self defense, which the jury did not accept, and was convicted of first degree murder,1 conspiracy,2 and possession...

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